Common use of Ownership of Intellectual Property in Contract Research Clause in Contracts

Ownership of Intellectual Property in Contract Research. In externally-sponsored or contract research activities, ownership of intellectual property rights may be determined in whole or in part by the regulations of the sponsor, or by the terms of the contract. Consistent with the university's policies on Research, which can be found on the university website, academic personnel must retain the right to publish their work within a reasonable period, and to use the results of the research in subsequent projects, recognising the limitations that may derive from proprietary data, and must adhere to the academic and professional standards of their disciplines. All academic personnel participating in such research activities must be made aware of any ownership stipulations of the contract by the principal investigator, or by any other designated leader of the research project. Guidelines on reasonable limitations/exceptions are: a) University personnel entering into a relationship that will limit their enjoyment of normal academic benefits of their research must enter into it with informed consent. b) Externally sponsored or contract research contracts will be negotiated by the Associate Xxxxxxx, Research in consultation with the academic personnel proposing to undertake such research activities. c) In situations where companies or agencies that fund research retain ownership of intellectual property generated by that research, some other academic benefit must be derived. That is, the research must support the generation and dissemination of knowledge in some other way (for example, by funding laboratories that directly support other research). Whether any agreement for sponsored research will result in academic benefit to the academic personnel and the university will be decided by the Associate Xxxxxxx, Research in consultation with the academic personnel and the appropriate Xxxx. Decisions of the Associate Xxxxxxx, Research may be appealed under the provisions of Article 8. d) It is the responsibility of academic personnel to ensure that the terms of their consulting agreements with third parties, which must have the approval of the Associate Xxxxxxx, Research do not conflict with their commitments to the university. Each individual must make the nature of her/his obligations to the university clear to any third party for whom she/he expects to consult.